KJKA — Gulf Shores Intl/Jack Edwards Fld
Gulf Shores, AL · field elevation 17 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KJKA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KJKA 111156Z 29004KT 10SM SCT021 SCT025 BKN033 25/24 A3012
- Wind
- from 290° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- 962 ft · pressure altitude -183 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 35 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 17 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 09 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KJKA 111127Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 SCT250 FM111500 19006KT P6SM SCT030 FM111900 20008G15KT P6SM SCT040 FM120000 20004KT P6SM FEW045
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.28964, -87.67178
- Elevation
- 17 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1115Z / 0036Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2100
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- Baldwin, AL
Airport diagram
Everything else KJKA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,962 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 17/35 | 3,596 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 134.525
- Tower 0700-2100
- 118.65
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 121.7
- Clearance WHEN TWR CLSD
- 124.55
- CTAF
- 118.65
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 120.65
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KPNS Pensacola Intl27 nm
- KBFM Mobile Intl29 nm
- KMOB Mobile Rgnl38 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KJKA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.